donald trump made another bizarre attempt at his followers’ money when he returned to Instagram on Tuesday for the first time since the aftermath of the January 6, 2021 riots.
Posting for the first time in 15 months, the former president revealed his second set of NFT cards and their swanky artwork.
Trump’s ego was on display as he carried the £2,080 Liberty Bell on a card. Another showed the politician in a superhero outfit, complete with an American flag cape and, inexplicably, a boxing belt that read “Trump Champion.”
Online, the leading Republican candidate for 2024 applauded himself for not raising the price of collectibles, which sell for $99.
“I hope everyone realizes, and I’m sure fake news won’t, that I’m leaving trading card pricing the same as last time,” he wrote, noting that he wants “fans and supporters to win money”. , and have fun doing it.”
“I could have raised the price MUCH MORE, and I think it would still have sold well, with a lot more money coming to me, but I didn’t choose to,” he continued.
Ending with another complaint, Trump wondered: “Won’t they give me ‘good guy’ credit?”
Although the cards looked comical, Trump might be the one to laugh all the way to the bank.
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His first NFT trading card collection, which came out in December 2022, is said to have had exhausted in less than a day, with CNET reports Trump and his partner company NFT INT made $4.45 million in the first 12 hours.
As of Tuesday afternoon, the lowest resale price for a Trump card on the NFT market Open sea It was around $200.
Shoppers who purchase 47 cards (a nod to their dreams of being the 47th POTUS) will also be entered into a drawing to win a private dinner at Mar-a-Lago. However, the opportunity comes with a price tag of $4,653.
Trump’s return to Instagram is a surprise. After being banned from twitter Following the riots on Capitol Hill, Trump eschewed major social media in favor of his own Truth Social platform.
Reacting to your news new york impeachment earlier this month, he shared: “This is political persecution and election interference at the highest level in history.”
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